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Beta History (and what a long one it has been)
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v2.05beta
February 11, 1994
We're nearing the 5-year old point for this program (see date
at end of file). Yipes.... Moving right along with the beta
test from hell, read on for solutions to long-standing problems
(or at least a step to solving them).
ATTENTION DESQVIEW USERS: I have installed new communications
drivers in this release. It may or may not take care of the
lockup problems DV users were/are experiencing. From the looks
of the documentation and implementation, the code is more mature
and flexible. Please try this out and let me know the result.
Other non-DV users should check to make sure the program is
effectively using the comm ports as it has in the past. (ie: if
it is messing up, let me know).
The infamous incorrect usage statistic message is being exposed.
In your TRC directory off your GTPATH directory, you will find a
new file being created called TRAKTIME.BUG. This is a text file
that runs when you run TRACKER END (in GTLOGOFF.BAT) after each
person logs off. In addition, debug information is shown on the
TRACKER END screen. This should help me track down the problems
with this erratic time problem. If you are having these
problems, you may be asked to send me your TRAKTIME.BUG file and
your GT.LOG file.
I have had reports of sysops saying that the header to the
weekly statistical usage report gets posted to the message base,
but no message is there. Please check your SM= field in GT.CNF
(alternative would be to check the SYSOP message base setting
under ALT-I in GT) and make sure this message base is set
correctly -- this is also known as the SYSOP message base in GT.
Then, check in the ..\GTMSGS directory off of that message base
directory for any files ending in .MSG. If you have them and
you are NOT running GT 15, then you need to run TCONFIG and
change "Version of GT" to 16, 17 or 18. If you are running 15,
do the opposite thing, checking for files ending in .MES, and change
"Version of GT" from 16, 17 or 18 to 15 in TCONFIG. If the
problem still occurs with GT 16+ (GT 15 should have no problems
here), let me know what the message number it created in the
header file. This could point out logic flaws in my
message-creating routine and your input is very much needed.
In the last release, TCONFIG and TRACKER were updated to break
down the registration information from a 2-part (name, crc)
format to a 3-part format (name, serial number, crc). There was
a little hiccup in the program that this version should solve.
However, it may only solve it for those running pre-2.02beta
software. If you are using the previous 2.02beta release,
and are still having problems getting your registration
recognized, please read the UPGRADE.!!! file enclosed with this
release for guidance in solving the problem.
A new TSCAN.EXE comes with this release to maintain version
number consistency. Any adjustments to this program have been
minor. Please let me know if TSCAN has been equipped well
enough to handle the number of message/message bases you have
on your system.
Other small things were adjusted -- too tiny to mention. Enjoy
the new release. Please use E01/601 or netmail to forward not
only bug reports but suggestions on how the program is or should
be operating, new features to add, etc. Thanks again for your
help and participation. -- Cory
v2.02beta
October 31, 1993
Enhanced weekly statistical report. Added avg call length, and
made percentages a little more "precise" (probably too much).
New TSCAN.EXE can read GT 18 GTMDIR.BBS files. Now parses the
message board, comments, and QWK mail features of GT 15 through
18.
New TCONFIG.EXE now allows you to set bulletins to "None" by
choosing the bulletin and deleting everything. You should
either use all the bulletins or none of them. You *might* be
able to use just "today" instead of both "today" and
"yesterday." I've not tested this out... Give it a shot. Of
course, you cannot use "yesterday" without "today" bulletins.
There were some other smaller changes.
FUTURE: I am looking into re-instating the mail scan after
logoff... I basically need to know your opinions on how you'd
like this to operate in theory. Also, I need to know if you
find TSCAN to be slow, fast, super-fast, or whatever. It is
blazing on my computer, but I have a 486/33 with OS/2 and lots
of buffering. Input is welcome.
New features? Your call!! Let me hear from you and I'll be
happy to modify and add to the program.
This beta does not "expire," of course you should change over to
the release code when it does come out.
Remember: E01/601 is the TRC PowerSource Support echo... Pick
it up and participate. Thanks -- Cory
v2.01beta
October 23, 1993
This version fixes the weekly statistical report, as far as I
can tell... Please be on the lookout for quirks.
It has a bunch of other fixes too.... Also, the documentation
has been updated and simplified. It is very straightforward and
you should give it a lookover... The documentation is not
as beautiful as it could be, but I'm working on it... <grin>
Please read the UPGRADE.201 file for important instructions on
moving into the 2.XX series of Tracker from the previous 1.XX
series.
We skipped 2.00 because I had been projecting to get there at
some point and never did... Now we can shoot for 3.00 and have
lots of road in front of us without getting into gamma releases
of the 3rd degree and so forth.
I removed all of the 1.XX beta history. It was irrelavent since
the program has changed so much.
All of the files have been updated.... Please look them over.
Remember, TSCAN can handle up to 300 message bases, and is used
to scan for mail in your nightly batch file. DTRDROP is for use
with Tracker, but can be used standalone. This program should
not be confused with DropUser, which takes the phone off the
hook after dropping the user. DTRDROP just toggles the DTR
status to drop the user, then put the modem back into a ready
state.
Good luck! Pick up E01/601, and let's start beta testing full
blast. Thanks for your help!
Tracker History -- too long to tell....
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v2.01beta | First new code in 1993.... More refinement & bug
October 23, 1993 | fixes. Still beta, but stable code.
v1.92beta | First beta in a long while. Major code revisions.
January 7, 1992 |
v1.53 | Second major release.
May 11, 1991 |
v1.00 | Original release.
June 9, 1989 |